{"id":874200,"date":"2024-12-16T04:37:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T04:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?page_id=874200"},"modified":"2024-12-16T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T14:55:11","slug":"porsche-956-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/all-brands\/porsche\/porsche-956-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Porsche 956"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Porsche 956<\/h1>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Ultimate Guide<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"><span style=\"font-family: DM Sans, sans-serif\">In 1982 Porsche went all-in for the 956. Built for Group C sports-prototype racing and designed by Norbert Singer, the goal was for it to start completing in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. The 956 was the first Porsche race car to feature monocoque construction, as well as the first to feature so-called ground effects.&nbsp;The engine was the same as the one used in the Porsche 936, the Type-935 2.65 L twin-turbo Flat-6. It took a 1-2-3 finish at the 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans in just its second race and dominated the next few seasons, winning Le Mans again in 1983, 1984 and 1985.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#block-wrap-98405\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Overview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-38340\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Model Guides<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-56467\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Featured Stories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 18px\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"#block-wrap-81353\" rel=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px\">Image Gallery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Porsche-956.png\"><\/p>\n<p>It was so easy to drive, it was almost ridiculous<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Derek Bell, five-time Le Mans winner, speaking about the 956.&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n<p>To correspond with Group C racing first introduced by the FIA, Porsche&nbsp;launched the 956 as its top race car. In 1983 FIA had announced a new rule for the coming 1984 season \u2013 maximum allowed average fuel consumption of 51 L\/100 km instead of earlier 60 L\/100 km. As a result Porsche upgraded the 956, creating the 956 B with Bosch electronic fuel injection.<\/p>\n<p><small>&lt;p&gt;Stuttcars.com&lt;\/p&gt;<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Porsche 956 The Ultimate Guide In 1982 Porsche went all-in for the 956. Built for Group C sports-prototype racing and designed by Norbert Singer, the goal was for it to start completing in 1982 for the FIA World Sportscar Championship. The 956 was the first Porsche race car to feature monocoque construction, as well as the first to feature so-called ground effects.&nbsp;The engine was the same as the one used in the Porsche 936, the Type-935 2.65 L twin-turbo Flat-6. 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